PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF WELFARE PACKAGES ON TEACHERS JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the perceived influence of welfare packages on teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study and the study was conducted in Anambra State. The population of the study comprised 5,133 teachers in 263 public secondary schools in six education zones in Anambra State. A structured questionnaire which was validated by three experts was used to collect data for the study. The use of Cronbach Alpha Reliability method on the questionnaire yielded coefficient value of 0.79. Mean, standard deviation and t-test was used to analyze data for the study. The findings of the study revealed that remuneration and medical care influences teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State to a very high extent. Findings also revealed that remuneration and medical care significantly influence teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommended that federal, state, and local governments should consider revising salary structures, providing performance-based incentives and offering competitive compensation packages. It was also recommended that federal and state ministries of education, in collaboration with other supervising agencies, should establish comprehensive medical care programmes or partnerships with healthcare providers.